Bob:
I echo everybody's thoughts and comments.

Do some research for a snake breaking clinic in your area. They might be put on by a local chapter of Quail Unlimited, or maybe a dog trainer in the area does it. When I lived in So. Cal. there was a chapter of QU that had a snake breaking seminar once a year at Raahauge's http://www.raahauges.com/

They use live rattlesnakes that have been defanged. At the time, it was $75 per dog - a LOT cheaper than a vet trip.

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